NECI Chapter 2 Legal Concepts in 9-1-1 Operations

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What does liability mean?

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Liability means legal responsibility for an action. To be liable means someone is responsible for their actions and can be sued for being negligent.

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What is vicarious liability?

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Vicarious liability is a legal concept that holds someone liable for their actions and for the actions, inactions, errors, and omissions of employees they supervise.

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What is the legal definition of standard of care?

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Reasonable actions, under the circumstances, in comparison to the actions of others with similar training and direction in a given situation.

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What is negligence?

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Negligence is the failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in unintended injury to another person.

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What are the four components of negligence?

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1. Duty to perform: Accepting the position and responsibility as a 9-1-1 Officer. 2. Breach of Duty: Failing to act as trained or directed in policies and procedures. 3. Proximate Cause: Establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between actions/inactions and injury. 4. Damages: Losses suffered by the plaintiff due to the defendant's actions or omissions.

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What is gross negligence?

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Gross negligence occurs when someone deliberately neglects their prescribed duty or behaves contrary to established policy, procedure, or training, making them personally liable for damages.